The Effects of Spirulina Supplementation on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Narrative Review by Sara Sokary (17337724)

“…Spirulina was effective in reducing body weight, body mass index, and waist circumference, with a potential dose-dependent effect. It also decreased interleukin 6, an important biomarker of body inflammation, by inhibiting NADPH oxidase enzyme, and lowering insulin resistance. spirulina supplementation also reduced triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. …”

Numerical analysis of spatial distribution of carbon in methane dry reforming over supported nickel catalyst in a packed bed reactor by Ahmed Aheed Ali Mohammed (22155979)

“…As the temperature increased, the total carbon deposition decreased, although this reduction became negligible beyond 850 °C. …”

A Severe Case of Overlap of Morphea and Eosinophilic Fasciitis after Burn Injuries by Hania Sami (21436013)

“…Skin biopsy demonstrated sclerodermoid changes and sclerotic thickening of subcutaneous fibrous septa associated with stromal mucin, dermal perivascular, diffuse lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with eosinophils, decreased CD34 expression, and increased factor XIIIa. …”

Relationship between Asymmetry Indices, Anthropometric Parameters, and Physical Fitness in Obese and Non-Obese High School Students by Monoem Haddad (5345357)

“…In the second regression analysis, controlling for age, body mass, and BMI, the regression coefficients associated with height (B = −1.692, 95% CI [−3.115, −0.269], p < 0.05] and body fat percentage (B = 0.529, 95% CI [0.075, 0.983], p < 0.05) indicated that with each additional unit of height or body fat percentage, the CMJ AI decreased by 1.692 units and increased by 0.529 units. …”

XPS and material properties of raw and oxidized carbide-derived carbon and their application in antifreeze thermal fluids/nanofluids by Ismail W. Almanassra (14151321)

“…Viscosity measurements showed that the gum arabic CDC suspensions have a higher viscosity than the oxidized CDC; the viscosity was growing with CDC and gum arabic loadings and decreased with temperature. The thermal conductivity analysis was carried out using a lambda analyzer in a temperature range of 288–338 K with a CDC mass loading range of 0.05–0.3 mass%. …”

Energy conversion of heat from abandoned oil wells to mechanical refrigeration - Transient analysis and optimization by Mohammed Al-Khawaja (17093017)

“…Results show that at realistic and conservative conditions, the geofluid temperature considerably decreases for the first four months of operation (by an average of 30 °C) and tends to be constant after half a year of operation. …”

Prediction of water adsorption isotherm on 13X zeolite in different temperatures and investigating the effect of non-framework cations using dynamic simulation by Hojatollah Moradi (22390702)

“…Water Adsorption capacity on 13X zeolite for all non-framework cations decreased by increasing the temperature and reducing pressure. …”

Towards Industry 4.0 and Sustainable Manufacturing Applying Environmentally Friendly Machining of a Precipitation Hardened Stainless Steel Using Hot Turning Process by Mohammadjafar Hadad (17541345)

“…Moreover, it has been shown that by increasing preheating temperature in hot turning, the hardness of the carbides in the workpiece decreases more than the hardness of the tool substrate and reduces coating materials, consequently reducing cutting tool abrasion wear phenomenon.…”

PGAP3 Associated with Hyperphosphatasia with Mental Retardation Plays a Novel Role in Brain Morphogenesis and Neuronal Wiring at Early Development by Sahar I. Da’as (9631717)

“…Here, we report a novel homozygous nonsense mutation in PGAP3 (c.265C>T-p.Gln89*), in a 3-year-old boy with unique novel clinical features. These include decreased intrauterine fetal movements, dysgenesis of the corpus callosum, olfactory bulb agenesis, dysmorphic features, cleft palate, left ear constriction, global developmental delay, and hypotonia. …”

Clinical characteristics and outcome of children with acute cryptorchid testicular torsion: A single-center, retrospective case series study by Zlatan Zvizdic (9212371)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Cryptorchidism and testicular torsion (TT) are relatively common conditions in clinical practice; however, sparse information about cryptorchid TT is available in the current literature.…”

Removal of Benzene and Toluene from Synthetic Wastewater by Adsorption onto Magnetic Zeolitic Imidazole Framework Nanocomposites by George Z. Kyzas (740387)

“…Fitting the adsorption data into the various models revealed the aptness of the Langmuir isotherm equation in describing experimental information and highest adsorption capacity; for benzene it was 129.4, 134.2, 137.3, and 148.2 mg g⁻¹, but for toluene it was 118.4, 125.2, 129.6, and 133.1 mg g⁻¹, for temperature 20, 30, 40, and 50 °C, respectively. …”

A new method for broad‐scale modeling and projection of plant assemblages under climatic, biotic, and environmental cofiltering by Alessandro Ferrarini (3951098)

“…Our model explained presences and absences of 175 plant species in 608 plots with >87% cross-validated accuracy, predicted decreases in <i>α, β</i>, and <i>γ</i> diversity by 2040 under both moderate and extreme climate scenarios, and identified likely advantaged and disadvantaged plant species under climate change. …”

Impact of the fear of Covid-19 infection on intent to breastfeed; a cross sectional survey of a perinatal population in Qatar by Shuja Mohd Reagu (12051406)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">A cross sectional survey of perinatal women attending largest maternity centre in Qatar was carried out during the months of October to December 2020. Socio-demographic information, intent to breastfeed and information around obsessive compulsive thoughts around Covid-19 pandemic were collected using validated tools.…”

Advanced direct air capture of CO₂ using air conditioning systems: a life cycle assessment by Namra Mir (17017734)

“…These reductions are attributed to decreased electricity requirements achieved via system synergies. …”

Comparison of Burr-Hole Craniostomy versus Twist-Drill Craniostomy Operations for Patients with Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Mohammed Maan Al-Salihi (13105835)

“…We found that dBHC significantly decreased recurrence and reoperation rates compared with TDC (RR = 0.55, CI, 0.33–0.90 and RR = 0.48, CI, 0.24–0.94, respectively). …”

‘The newest vital sign among pregnant women attending women wellness and research Centre in Qatar: a cross-sectional study’ by Sarah Naja (9954737)

“…Furthermore, the insufficient level of health literacy was significantly associated with low educational background, decreased household income, and primigravida. However, uncontrolled glycaemia was the only significant predictor of inadequate health literacy through logistic regression. …”

Metabolomics of Dynamic Changes in Insulin Resistance Before and After Exercise in PCOS by Anna Halama (545988)

“…IS was lower in PCOS (p < 0.001) and was further decreased by the lipid infusion in both PCOS and controls. …”

Part II.: Dissimilar friction stir welding of nickel titanium shape memory alloy to stainless steel – microstructure, mechanical and corrosion behavior by Parker West (17268946)

“…. % NaCl solution showed moderately inferior corrosion resistance of dissimilar weld, compared to individual base metals, as characterized by the surface film impedance and corrosion current density. The decreased corrosion resistance was attributed to inhomogeneous passive film formed across the weld due to zonal heterogeneities. …”

Investigation of the Effect of Exendin-4 on Oleic Acid-Induced Steatosis in HepG2 Cells Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy by Olfa Khalifa (10914452)

“…This reduction was confirmed by FTIR analysis, as the phospholipid band (C=O) at 1740 cm−1 in Ex-4 treated cells is significantly decreased compared to steatotic cells. The principal component analysis score plots for both the lipid and protein regions showed that the untreated and Ex-4-treated samples, while still separated, are clustered close to each other, far from the steatotic cells. …”

A Modification to Enhance the Survival of the Island FDMA Flap by Adding a Skin Bridge by Salim Al Lahham (16515333)

“…</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">This is a case series that includes 9 patients where we describe a technique that has the potential to enhance the survival of the first dorsal metacarpal artery (FDMA) flap and decreases the rate of distal necrosis via addition of a 5-mm skin bridge to the pedicle and by avoiding tunneling. …”